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Olii ; ;j t'.s erf c it. s'l: - url.urt. but her son I .fal bru. s-a. , i..u was fined 5 in j A Court weunesuajr v mother-in-law. Mrs. t. That Is en unusual case. The -r-ln-law generally joes the . v.. nr . - Uan & "JJ; : ul:itl '2 7f:rn..Jnt to IMHV, fiaVO , (M7iaMt...... .1 f f,-mr T?nhrt McNeill, who has been vpry in of pneumonia at the Unlver ft yesterday, and : la will v : w . " r w . Walter Cogdell negro, charged with disturbing religious service., got himself out of the clutch of the law by , "going before the whole congregation and making ft public apology, Last evening Cross Creek Dodge held meeting lor the purpose of or ganising Pawhatan Canon, No. , I- O. o. r. nA utter the work of the or der there was social gathering of members and visitors, with a banquet, toasts' and speeches. Distinguished guests present werei Hon. M. A. R& riey, of Iowa, general commanding the Militant Patriarch Odd Fellows of the World; his aide.W. H. Overton, major,-! Durham, and Pr. L. B. Mc- Erayer, of Aheville. department com mander of the. Patriarchs. . A trial of the oowertof the - Cape Fear Electric Power Company has. been Jnade. and all the parts of the plant will be in .condition for work early In the coming year: Mrs. Lou Williams, sister, of Mrs. T. A. McNeill, of Lumberton, has been seriously ill at her home, some miles north, ot this city, c ' The stockholders meeting of ' the Southern Life Insurance Company. . called for Wednesday, wsa poetpooid. ma executive coniimnw jimjwmis ,ym stead for the consideration of matters of Interest. - . ' ' ' , Mr. R, p. Lutterloh, ,who has re rently been quite 111 at Tallahassee, Flau, has arrived here to recuperate, accompanied by hi brother, Mr. Her bert Lutterloh. ' " - ' Of course 4here Is much stir and Ufa n the streets, but. the- bad weither is cutting-off the Christmas trade. Some of the FsyettevllJe mer ehants, too. afraid of - the money stringency, have laM Jn tmly. moder ate holiday stocks, and their good Judgment will be ehown by the let ot January. The store ot W. A. Godwin, on Per. son street, was robbed Wednesday , Sam Allen, a negro, was before a magistrate Wednesday, charged . with burglary, having entered the dwelling f J , r Hales. In the southern su burbs,-and stolen a quantity of meat. For lack of evidence, he waa dis charged. - ' ' ,.. ' Duncan B. Lindsay, a good old Con federate soldier, 41d at- the county home Wednesday, aged 75 years. He fought well for his country, and de served a better ed. 1 ' - - t "Moonshinlng" Is apparently on the Increaa in th nrohlbitlon county of Cumberland, and the hlockaders are 'becoming bolder and holder In their operation . In the last case, as wlrd to Th rhurver. the still cantured ' was set near the road, without any atr tempt, at concealment, and the stiller was hard at work. and. the. officers nearly got him as well as his still. ' tot. G. McConn'ck. pr Lnmberton. - Treasiirer f tho Ame 5Ian- - facturtoir-. Company r. 1L. G. .: TUwler Victim of an Accident at a KawmiH -gro Wanted- In Geor. gla Anwtd, Special to The Observer. . Lumberton, Dec JSO.Mr; 3, O, McCormick. junior member of the firm of McLean, . McLean A Mc Cormick, has decided to sever his connection with that firm, and about the 1st of January he will take up his duties es secretary and treasurer of the Acme Manufacturing Com pany, of Wilmington, Mr. Mc Cormick has been connected with the i wtc 11111 IVI nw rni ivur having come , here from Maxton , where he was engaged In the prac- ' llu : , I. IT M www i iiw mi i fvartt. na m ' a young -man of exceptional ability as a lawyer and business man. His departure from Lumberton will -be regretted . much botU in social and ' business circles. - r, u, u. jwiier wag me vicum f ft nalnful and serious , acnlilent -Tuesday at his wwmill-at Rosters, ; about ten miles from Lumberton. He , wA"tandinar by by wnlcn 1?a ,w'?.1?J? pyenK th2 ftBiwinsfy&w T.. "a ms nr. nosier, etriklng him on the iiead and cutting, a bed ranh on his tempts and arrow hU cheek. His father. Dr. 8. B. Rosier, and brother. Mr. 8. jj. Rosier, Jr., dressed his wounds at once. He 1 getting on very well. Dr. Rosier ( was for several years one of Lumber ton's . most prominent- and well informed physicians, He was com pelled to give up active practice a' few months ago on account ot ill '.Uealth. , George Hayes, colored, who is - wanted la , Colqult, On., for dl- puning- oi m?ria property, was arrested here a few -days ago by , Jail to await the coming of the horlff of Colqult county, Sheriff Collier ar. . rived and carried, him back to Geor gia Wednesday. - - ricce ot Dynamite Cap Severs Artery Special, te' The Ohaerrisr. t ....wn-w. a mw'rtctntiy accepted a call to the First IjfJI' "'" Bftist chun.h in Lexington expects , Oak Ridge, picked up a piece of pa- u j.., nl. Kentuckv hm th t.f. Ttft... TN' ' " . . per from the floor of his residence yeiterday morning and threw it in the I.re. To his astonishment there was a ;vnanme cap m me paper ana u ex. r ded. , piece of the cap strik'ng -'r. Barber on the thigh, , Dr. H. T. Zahnson. of this city, was summoned to Oak Ridge to give, the wounded r .an medical , attention. t one ot the sriTl in the leg was . severed. . Vt. TAhoson reported . Mr. Barber-to le noting very well. ' 1 : :v. Jf. II, lloyle Getting on WelL '; K-tal to Tl Observer. Cherter, fi. CDeci 20 Rev. M. IL J. '''!, ot Mattluws. X, who was ' crated on at Magdalene Hospital in t '.: city Monday for a growth In the mach, l, ,o far, getting on nlce U Mrs. Jioyle i with him. , . ' i;:t.e8 cood advice. . a f. v-i Wr-r, w of the tet known ; .-! c-t Le I ayvllip. c, v sys: . : j bt tr tK.r.uied )fji piit'S, np. ' irj's Jri'i 84lv;. It cured - ' j f f-.T. wi i0 ysr ago." j f.-r eor, wounds, bums or .i l c. at. el) drug stores, . , - i 1 s: . . 1, ll.e wai A rart of H' I coi :,Tin::i? over jw,s In t-ilver, a p.u-t Sn Ll.s ana ins. Tet ,n scrlpj He d..l not miss It until; j after he Wt the depot. ., Sir. Je.Treys js a butcher and- was carrying the' jmonev - m a B.iot nag. A large crowd attended the funeral. yesterday aXternoon of Mr. Hugh Fry, who met a tragic deth -under a train, near Lynchburg, Va..- Wednesday ! near iiyncnDur& a.,- 'veunewa morning. The remains reached here IFeaterday morning and were taken-to the home of the young man's mother, Mrs. IL I Fry, on Murray street, where .the funeral was held. Rev. Sanders B. Gulgnard, rector of fit. Andrew Episcopal church, conduct ed the service, the Interment follow ing in'. Greene HiU Cemetery. - The pail-bearers were Messrs. Thomas S. Beal, A. K. Harry,' Charles Thornton. h ..1 h William Wetmore. There was a pro-!.'? fusion of floral tributes. The- late CanL tt L. Fry. -the young man's father, died three or. foGr years ago as a result of injuries received in try ing to board a moving train. tSSW ttST at iiadTsonT came here with his family last week to visit relatives, expecting to return this week, but he suffered an attack of rheumatism and Is now confined to bed at bJs mother's home, Just north of this city. ..-..' A petition has been Died before Ju2ge James & Boyd, in .United States Court by Jlnklns ' Broa Shoe Company, of , Wlnston-6a-lem; Wallace Bona Company, . of Salisbury: Wallace Bros., 'and the Wallace-Hemphill - Company, ' of Btatesvllle, creditors, against W. F. James. & merchant of Farmlngton, seeking to have him adjudged a bank rupt on the 1 ground tnat being in solvent he had transferred his atock ot goods and other property to de fraud his creditors. . An order was signed directing a subpoena to Issue returnable here December 28th, t Wil liam N. Horne, of East Bend, wag ap pointed temporary receiver, ? : , 1 Mr. g; A.- Grlmsley is out again at ter an Illness ot several weeks with malarial fever. r An Informal reception planned for last evening by the members of Grace M. P, church to be given to their new pastor, Rev, T. J. Ogbum, was post poned until Rey. Mr, Ogburn's tami- ly arrives in the city, Miss Alice Carson, the little daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R, Carapn, is very ill with pneumopJa. , Mr. Claude Robeson, of the faculty of Greensboro Female College, entertained-at dinner the members of the muslo class of the college Wednesday evening from E to 8:30 o'clock at his residence on Arlington street . Mr. Robeson's guests were Misses Lola Bruton, Ethel Brlnkley, Ethel Chand ler, Louise Fray, Sarah Stewart, Susie Gwynn,. Grace Field, Wilma Stevens, Lilliam Gwynn, Mabel Ward, Louise Morphew, Pattte Chappel, Elizabeth stanback. Sallle Reade, Annie carter, Sarah Condon, Margaret Gay, Annie Jones and Ethel Delaney. '.UVE TOPICS AT LEXINGTON, i j " 1 l ' t , ! ' 'a A Countryman Wants to ' Know ' If ' ItooscvcU Is Going to Reduce the Value of Grecnhacko to 50 Cent . Where the Town Get Ita , ugs Rev. Jtwcnh T Waft " tq ., Become rantor at Juexlngton, 1 Special to The Observer.. " , ' Lexington, Dec. 20. The go-called hard times have cauied some amusing reports to et circulated In the rural sections. In one ot the county offices yesterday a man front the country was talking hard times, the condition of the banks, and telling 'What the country people thought about scrip. Presently he inquired of the county officer if there was anything in the report he had heard about the Presl. dent sending out a statement that if the banks did hot stop issuing so much scrip he would . reduce green backs to CO cents on the dollar. "No, you need not believe that report," the officer replied, as he turned his back to keep the fellow from seeing him and had a good laugh, Lexington Is perhaps one of the few towns in the State Vhere the alder men, tho board of county commission ers concurring, have It in their power to grant license to beer saloons with- out a. vote of the people. It Is inlpuint plantation. The-wedding and fe ' .k. h.t ' tttM ' ,1.1. V t.' i: 1... . : '... -.... Vv : S Ilk WA' tne charter mat in s can be . aone. hu h hnnt-4 iMm nn in th imi inclined to take such a step. Soma years ago ' the Town of Lexington tried beer saloons for a-short , time, bu th ,lcenw thabeer shop, tne b0ftrt cltlsens;tvere t.m T,iwAn tia. hm , .aiuu,. t ' Vni,. i V.w - rj l M - ariavS' WW ' "Have you any Jugs?" asked a cus tomer ot one of the grocers of this plats a few days since. . ' w "Oh, yes,' was the reply. - "We gent-rally hive plenty of jugs, get our stock from Salllury.,, , "How Is that?" asked the customer, knowing of no place 1 In Salisbury where Jugs were manufactured. A smile spread over the merchant's face he replied! "It-is. this way: The fellows go over to Salisbury after tutie wmsKey, juexmgton being a dry town, and when they empty the Jug it 1 brought home in they carry it to some grocery stores and sell it, not caring to go to the trouble to carry it to Salisbury on the next trip." We generally keep supplied In Jugs and gt them In this way." Rev. -Joseph T, - Watt, at present located at Ashland, Jty,, where , he Is paator or tne uaptlst church, who tr iart of the month. He will first go to Raleigh and spend a few days with bis mother anrt hn .nm Lexington. - Rev, Mr. Watt will preach his first sermon here the first Sunday in the new year. , : For the ast nv or sfi years Mr Watt has lived in Kentucky, but he w a-jiortn Carolinian and-he could not cast aside the desire to- return to his native state. ' . ;; .'.v. ' . '" ' I"1 1 in i i mm i' , ,, Southern Pays Out 100,000 to iGm. ; . Ployee, Spaoial to The Observer.. , ' gt)tnor. Dec. lO.Tha amttlnvim it the Southern Railway, Company . at opencer receivvu wejr ChrUtmaa pay checks to-day and It Is learned that toe pay roll amounted in the aggre gate to more than -1100,000, which were paid out in- this " community. Many of th employee are off duty on account of the slackness in railroad worn ana ouue number '- went to their old homes in various State to night to spend Christmas... It is ex pected that work will h resumed nn a larger wale with the opening of the new year. 1 ( t 4 the niarr.jfs of ..r. I ner. of this city, ani winborne. vho livrs Chowan county. - The I,; ary S f r Tyr.pr ceremony will be performed Thursday nc-rj-,!:-, De eember 26th, at 10:30 a. in. at the bride's home. A card accompanying the Invitation reads: "At home after the 1st of January, Durham, North Carolina" . Tha will be a very, popular sodal event. Mr. Skinner, who has made Durham his home for about four years, Is principal in the city school. He was first connected with the city high school and since then has been principal of the North Durham, the Fuller and, at present, the Moreheaa school. ; He Is a graduate of the State University In both the academic and e.rUl"' " '?1lAt J V. Quimans county, a member of the well-known Skinner family in;eastern North .Carolina, toelngrelated to the Skinners and Lewises, ot Raleigh, and the , Lasslter. of -Oxford. . He la 'a W "Sto' j coming here has made Quite an en- viable reputation as an educator. Miss Winborne, who Is to become his bride, Is the daughter of the late Dr. R- .H. Winborne, a well-known physician ot Chowan county. She is a graduate of the State Normal and a young lady who Is prominent and popular in social circles throughout the State. She is a cousin or juage B. B. Winborne? member of the Leg islature, and closely related - to ex Congressmen Harry and T, G. " Skin ner, ot the eastern district. This mar riage will be, a brilliant and. happy social event, ,.'; ' ' 1 - V A Beautiful and Unique Home Wed , ding. - . ' Correspondence of The Observer. , " " Troy, Dec The home of Mr and Mrs. G. W. Allen, of Troy, was the scene of a pretty home wedding yesterday at :9 p. m., when their daughter. Miss Hester, became ' the bride of. Mr. Richard 1 Hayes, of Louisville, Ky. - There were only a few close friends and ' relatives pres ent to witness the ceremony. . 1 v The parlors were." tastefully deco rated Jn palms, ferns , and potted planta- At the appointed time, the bride, on the arm of the groom, en tered the parlor to the strains of Mendelssohn's "Wedding March." played by MIbs Thelma Allen, sister of the bride, When Rev. J. E. M. Davenport, in a very Impressive man ner, spoke the words that made them "no more twain' but one flesh." i The bride was attired in a hand some traveling suit of blue cloth, with hat' and gloves to match, and carried a bouquet of bride's rpses Immediately after the ceremony the happy couple "left for a tew weeks' stay In Florida and Cuba, A special train had been provided for their departure, and they were ac companied as far as Biscoe by al most the entire assemblage of ' rela tives and friends present. Mm. Hays is one of , ' the ' most beautiful, popular and accomplished young ladles that Montgomery coun ty has ever produced and has many friends In different portions of the ttftt4u ' ' ' i Mr. Hays belongs to no' ot - the best fantilies of Louisville and has for nine years been a popular travel ing salesman for the Belknap Hard ware Company, of Louisville. Mr. and Mrs. Hays will for - the present reside in Raleigh and will be at home at the Yarborough House after January 16th, J908. , Colbcrt-Dortch, at. Taytortown, La. Special to The Observer. Winston-Salem, Dec 30. Mr. P. M, Colbert, general secretary of the lo cal T. M. C. A., and his bride, for merly Mies Pearl Dortch, of Taylor town, La., have arrived In the pity and are at the home; of Mrs. R. F. Gray, on Fifth street " Mr. and Mrs. Colbert were married last Wednesday, the ceremony being performed In the Methodist church at Taylortpwn by Rev. John V. Foster, of New Orleans. The dame of honor waa Mrs. Frank m. Weaver, of Ashe vllle, and the maid of honor. Miss Olo'Lee Dortch, sister of the bride. -- immediately after the ceremony the bridal narty was ' tendered a, recep tion at the home t the bride, on Aehe recepilQU n tiimmw v -" circle of friends from all parts of the State. The bride la a daughter of Senator 'E, S- Dortch, of Louisiana, fine is a most popular and, attractive young lady and la very prominent in onrevepori. socoif , jivimiwi ty is attested the large and repre sentative group, .of friends from Shrevcport who' attended ne wd"' ding and reception,,. Matrimonial Newe From tic City ot iStatcsvlIlc. : . ,. i Special to The Observer, ' ! , ' -Statesvllle. pec, 4 80. Friends In Btatesvllle have received cards . an nouncing the approaching marriage of Mr. F- B. Bunch, of CTarksvilU, Tenn., and Miss Little Mft Fardue, nf sd.neville. Tenn. The marriage will take place In S&ddlevlUe Decem ber SOtn. Mr, uunon is a prosrwwiro young banker of Tennessee. .. He has been elected cashier of the new Mer chants and Farmers' Bank, whloh ex pects to begin business Jn Statesville about February 1st, and he and his bride will come to Btatesvllle a few weeks after their Wrrlage. - Licenses have been Issued tor the marriage. ot Mr. W. E. 6imm apd Miss F. E. Collins, and Mr. Luther W. Powell and Miss Hattle B. Knight. Dr. and Mrs. John A.' Scott have Is sued invitations for the wedding re- ceptlon of their daughter, Mla laabel Hill Scott, and State Senator Zebulon Va.nce Lohv. Thursday evening. Janu- ary 84. at 1 o'clock, College ? Place. The ceremony will take place at. o'clock. , 4 Lea-Watta, it Durham. , Special to ,The Observer. ' - mfirriae st the home of Mr. and Mis. W. T, Watts, near Lskewoort FarK. tins kftarnonn at S a'ClocK Wlien u ucvusin Cerr Watts was given in mnrrU fo Mr. , John Lter tr. in nmn via n-Pitllv ArrrmM ter the oeasioti. The mold t honor was Mlaa Rba rar- dn ano tne nest man sir, towra Mesars. Ollmr Korner. f Kemersvllle, snd famiwl I.induey ot thin city, were the UKlier. Vies Annie Wnltmore play- The fint Coffoe fluhatttute ever rnnfle, haa rei'wntly bent rrodnreii by Pr. Glioon, of Iteeln. Wia. You (itm't hive to boil it twenty or thirty nitruti-it. " "Mr1 In a nilnutH, vs th flnoior. "fT-nlth Cf. fee" ia really the clneBt Cuitee Imlta- Iton evpf yet f r diicd. Not a grwin of tfai corree m tt itn.r. , jt;itn t.'(i(Tc- Inuietion is muds from rnr toaaL"d firia or arnms. tvUU malt. nuia. eti. J.fnilv it would foi art enj-'-t were he of a r ;.r ' place d-irlng the ho. fo t'Ti(ro'lnly fltlr.K It lor Vi-tTtS. ftl.l Icr-Van Hs Co. . .. . i, '. i , .. . i -. . - I ft IS I t. .1 i i i i i .t a v .v , I a t t t-' w r. r, j r i - ) t 1 ..- i -ij u i, i;e I . -r btiH.m 4. i v v r. rr t j , i m Uui to tii t-e I a blll t. .,). .'..i fr THE DDA1II KLCOID. Mrs. J. K. rikc, of Urce:ihboro. Correspondence of The Observer. ? Qreensboro, Dec. Is. Mrs. J. R. Pike, who died yesterday, was buried In Greene Hill Cemetery this after- noon, following a funeral service at her late residence, 917 South Elm street. Rev. A. T. Bell, pastor of Cen tenary aietnoaist church, oniciating. - ' 1 ?- I - V ' JL j t Mjiu a, 4 ' . Miss Pauline Speed, of Durham. Correspondence of The Observer. Durham. Dec."- U.The remains of Miss Pauline Speed, who died in the western part of the city, were In terred in Maplewood Cemetery , this afternoon, the funeral being conduct ed from the home. Mies Speed was 20 years of age and typhoid fever caused her death. She lef t a f ther and mother, three sisters and three broth ers. , . a, a i' Mr. Jr W, Ballancc, of Trinity. Special to' The Observer.,'-' , ' High Point, Dec 20. Mrj. W. Baltanee, of Trinity, who waa stricken with jaralyia about one . year ago, and. who has been lo. feeble health since that time, died yesterday. The funeral services were held this after noon at Hopwell church.'1 - Deceased for a number of years was engaged In the merchandise business . and , was well liked by all friends and acquaint ances, ? A V -.-''. " f "i i '.'? '? . Died in the Philippine" Islands. -Correspondent of The Observer.'" : " (Durham. Dec. li.-Mise Lula Cas- tidey, of Laurlnburg. who 1b principal oi (he Patrick Henry School, ' this county, has been called to her home on account of the death of her broth er, Arthur Caasldey, who died In the Philippine Islands, where he was In business. He died last monthV but the news of his death was not re ceived tjntlt the .body reached" Ban , Francisco nd started on. the trip across the continent -The , funeral and1 burial will take place at the home. The deceased was the son of Mr. - James Caasldey. -Since troing to the Philippines seven year ago,, Mr. . Caasldey married a young- Spanish hady in Manira. She survives him - t ! ' 'i'ii r ' ' . ' John C, Stray born, ot Durham. Correspondence of The Observer. , Durham Dec. . 19.Mr. John C. 8trayhorn, a well-known citizen, died at hie home on Yancey - street last night close to 10 o'clock. The fu neral and - burial took place to'-day, the funeral - service being conducted from, the -Second -Baptist-church by Rev. W, C Barrett, -the pajstof. and the burial K taking- place in Maple wood Cemetary. . Mr.- Strayborn was as years of age and he left a wife and two children- -For several months he hda been ailing and on Monday night of this week he .wa taken suddenly and the physicians &ld that he rup tured a blood vessel in , one of the lungs, this ca-uBlng phneumonia to set- in. This was the cause of his death.. ,.- . - ' ,- . Mr. R. G. Ctuuiej', of Spencer. . Special to The Observer. . 1 ' i Spencer, Dec, 20.. .Mr. R. G. Chancy, one Of the first settlers of Spencer, died at his home here early this, morning, of a sudfden attack of pneumonia, from whdeh Jie had suf fered but s day or (two. He had been ill but his condition was not con- eldered serious, and his death was a great surprise. . ' Mr. cnaney, woo tor a number of years ' had -been foreman in 1 the Southern Railway shops, In Spencer, was well known at Thomaaville and Winston-Salem,1 where he - formerly lived. He was attout SS years of age, and eavea.one son, Mr, Robert O. Chaney, Jr., of New Tork, who Is in the employ ot the geological depart ment of tthe government. He has been summoned to Spencer and upon his arrival the burial will talis place at Thomas viile, where Mrs.- Chaney was burled year ago. The family was much Hked here by all who knew it.-' -. if,",,- Mr, Caleb Cant, pi Iredell County. Special to The Observer. ..-" ' - ,. States villa. Dec. 20. Mr. . Caleb Gant, s, well-to-do farmer of the New Sterling neighborhood. Shiloa town ship, dledj quite suddenly Tuesday night He naa been in for some time with, heart disease,, but was able to walk about. ; Tuesday night about 10 o'clock he complained ot feeling sick and walked from his chair . to the bed. '.He had hardly got on the bed when he fliea. The funeral services were conducted at New Bethany Bap tist church yesterday, afternoon and the Interment was In the graveyard nearby. , , - 1 . Mf. Gant was -one of the remain Ing few and rapidly decreasing' num ber of Confederate veterans .and was about 7 years old. .. He Joined the Confederate army at the beginning of the civil , war and served"" loyally un til the last struggles. He married a Miss Hammer, an .aunt . of Solicitor Hammer, and "nU wife and two chil dren survive. - He la also survived by a number of 'brothers living In neigh boring countlea . He was a member of the Baptist church, and . was a good Christian citlsen. , ,' . DtRHAM SCHOOLS CLOSE. ' J ' '4 mn in ,i . 'v More Tluin Tut Thousand' Students Turned Loose Testerday For- th Clirlstmas Vacation. : . - Special to The Observer. , Durham, ' Deo. . 29.To-dsy 'was school closing day la. Durham and Durham county and In the afternoon several thousand students and pupils were given their freedom ..from the local school room until the holidays are over. The schools closing were Trinity College. Trinity Park School. Southern Conservatory ot Mtwl. all seven of the city schools and the forty-five or more schools, In the county. More than ten thousand children and larger students were loosed for the Christmas- occasion. The city schools cloaed for twelve days, to open again January 2d. The county schools will open on 'the SOlti instant, this giving ten days. In most of the county schools there were ex ercises that were Interesting. North Carolina, Day beln? nb.-.erved. There were alo many Christmas ent"ri.'.!n- ments with CUrMtmss trees and pres. etsfa. - i i I o 'i'i.e Ci. ular. i v. rittfa i r 'i'i.e Ci. -v.r. At the regular, i :'?'.$ cf the r.rst Tn-oV-ytery of the A x' ita re formed fnod, of ta f . ' hell at rdremoor, 6. C, October 23th a;.J 80thc a commission consisting cf the Revfl..T. JJ. Pressly, W, Y. Love and J. Meek White, was erpolnted to . organize a new , church at what is known as the EouithsUe Mission in Statesyllle, , This commission, with the exception of the Rev, Mr, Love, met at the, above place In due time, and . after.' an atle sermon , from Isa l"!;' 2-3; "AJ vineyard of red wine. J the lord do keep It; I will water it every moment, lest any hurt it; 1 will keep It night and day," by Rev. Mr. Preesjy, and prayer by Rev, . Mr. White a roll of 97 names was read and certified to iby the ses sion of the First Associate Reformed Church, .followed by some tender re marks by the pastor of that church, he being the chairman of , the com mission, after which an election was entered into' for ofllcers of the new .congregatloa. The following' were elected ruling elders: A. t. Kestler, J, C. Morrison, A.M. SavlUe and J. it. White: ;The following were elect ed deacons, vis.i'.W, L. Cutting, Ed ward Dagenhaxt, J." E, Kestler and D, W Woolen. Before this election was entered toito, by request, Mr. J. K. Morrison led 1ri e very .earnest prayer to God for .. guidance. ' No nominations were made by any one, and it ia hoped ihese brethren will accept, and if soithey will be ordain ed and inducted Info office December 224, The weather was auspicious and a large' audience was present. Quite f a number from the mother church, up town, were present to bid the new organization-;. God-speed - In Its mission for man's good, and the glory of G0d.:- - ' . like , a new-born (babe, the new church needs right away a. dress, by this we mean a' suitable house of worship.- The Synod can not provide Xor this heed lust 'now, as there are er many urgent calls for help. - .We, therefons hope the friends Of the new church will try to meet this need, as far as possible, -right away. " , - Using the above figure again, the new church needs and must have a name. - In vieV of tne fact that the First church, Stateeville, at one time had the- services as pastor of the late Rev., William B. Presgly, who was pastor ot New'- Sterling., this county, for, -many years' and" the strong Central church in the town of Btatesvllle Js at east parrtly .the growth of fcls Jong faithful and 'effi cient labors, and as this church grew partly from the labors' ot the ' late Rev, .John E. Prossly, in the lower part of the county, nd lastly but not least, possibly. Inasmuch as this 6am e church.; the FJrst'A.. R. P., has 'had the benefit or Brother J. H. Presaly's" faithful and strenuous labors for a period of ,19. yearn, we have suggested thatt the seW organ ization be called "Pressly Memorial" church, and -we' hereby ". announce to the world that child waa ' born in atatesville December Ith, .1907., and that its name . is "Pressly Me TOorlaL" . We hope the name will be acceptable to al) Interested In the new church. Now allow me to ask all who are . interested In the good work, because t,is God's work, and therefore glorious, and who wish to honor the names of three noble men of God, come f orwaird -when the call is made and help build a suitable house of worship . afr this worthy ipeople. This worjc and the Taylors vllle field, are n the hands of Broth er W. A. Kennedy, a splendid young man and sn earnest, conse crated worker, .We know hie people are very much pleased with his work. But the new church- is handlcaped without a , suitable churchbulldlng. The building now occupied -by' this band of workers will not seat conven iently more than" 60 of 7 ; people. There will, be some accessions, imme diately, and from time to (time, eo that a larger and more suitable house is a present and .pressing need. . We confidently expect this work to grow, flourish and prosper greatly with the Postering care of our people and the blessing of our God. . Th outtlook Is certainly very encouraging, and with a good church' building, success la eure, In our Judgment, -( - i , The boat has been pushed ' from the shore, the ptucky little band has launched out into the deep,- trusting God and hoping thts enterprise will be properly looked after by (the Ays od; using the figure of a greait Eng lish general when he said to his men, ll'4H'wtOw,t9tT,wT o l;ost u? ; ; Only a cw 'days more ; ; to try for the - Write an .advertisement r. ILIrs. J:2 Pcf:n's I f .v. ' V. 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